De Niro to receive honorary fine arts degree from Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Robert De Niro is among six people scheduled to receive honorary degrees at Brown University’s commencement exercises

The Ivy League school announced Friday the Oscar-winning actor is being celebrated “for the intensity he brings to each performance.” De Niro will receive a doctor of fine arts degree during the school’s May 28 ceremonies.

De Niro has been nominated seven times for an Academy Award, and won twice in 1975 for “The Godfather: Part II” and in 1981 for “Raging Bull.”